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3.13 Number of Levels

Range is 1-6.

If you want more detailed registration, increase the levels from the default 3.

Number of Iterations

Low number of iterations handles the global registration. As the iterations increases, finer registration takes place. There is no set number of iteration. Default is 100. Depending on the data, the registration may converge at the optimal solution even before it get to the highest number set.